In order to encourage farmers to register more crop varieties, the Union Ministry for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has announced cash incentives to farmers. An office of PPV and FRA would be opened to cater to the needs of the farmers in the State. The more crop varieties registered under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV and FRA), the more cash incentives for farmers. About Rs 10 lakh will be given to the community for propagating the awareness on farmers rights in a particular area, while a cash incentive of Rs 1.5 lakh will be given to individual farmers for clocking higher registrations of varieties which they have developed in their fields.
[Source: The Hindu BusinessLine]
